Recognized worldwide as the most up-to-date and comprehensive source of information as well as analysis regarding foreign direct investments, the World Investment Report (WIR) highlights the major sectoral and geographical changes in the pattern of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows every year, with special attention being paid to developing countries.This year's report focuses on the FDI downturn, its reasons and the role of national policies and international investment agreements (IIAs) to attract FDI and benefit from it. The report includes a substantial statistical annex.